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No. 430,003. Patented June 10-, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES M. DE LACY, OF BROOKLYN, ASSIGNOR OF 'IWVO-THIRDS TO ROBERTSEAMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,003, dated June 10,1890.

Application filed January 2, 1890. Serial No. 335,628. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be 'it known that 1, CHARLES M. DE LACY, a citizen of the United States,residing at South Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Caps, ofwhich the following is a description.

My invention relates to certain improvements in caps, particularly ofthe class commonly called travelingcaps, which are usually made of silkor very light cloth. My invention is also intended to be applied to capsfor persons engaged in indoor and outdoor athletic sports, in which alight cool covering for the head is very desirable. As heretofore madecaps for these purposes have been obj ectionablein that they were toowarm and heavy, and I therefore seek to obviate these objections andproduce a cap which may be made of any-suitable material and shape andyet be light, cool, and a sufficient covering and protection to thehead.

To this end my invention consists in a cap comprising a band or brim ofsilk or other suitable material and a top or crown of reticulatedfabricsuch as silk, cotton, or the likethe two being connected by a rim,as I will proceed nowparticularly to set forth,and finally claim.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are designated bysimilar letters of reference, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a capembodying my invention, and Fig. 2 an enlarged section thereof.

a designates the band or brim, and b the top or crown. As shown, thebrim is provided with a lining c, and has attached toit a circular rim(1, to which the crown b is secured. lhe crown is preferably made ofsilk or cot ton woven or knitted, so as to form an open mesh throughout,and the crown is then attached to the rim by stitching or in anysuitable manner. In some cases it will be preferable to omit theliningand make the rim as an extension of the brim.

A cap of this construction will belight and comfortable and at the sametime will afford all the protection'necessaryto the head for travelersand persons indoors and persons engaged in athletic sports.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, a cap comprising a band a ofclosely-woven material, a rim d, arranged in the upper part of suchband, and a crown b of reticulated material attached to said rim,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day ofDecember, A. D. 1889.

CHAS. M. DE LAoY.

In presence of- THORNE S. WALLING, FREDERIC CARRAGAN.

